Bolasie’s Everton return could benefit West Ham United

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Everton’s Yannick Bolasie has finally recovered from a cruciate ligament injury, and it could give West Ham a chance to strengthen.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of Southampton (L) and Yannick Bolasie of Everton (R) battle for possession during the Premier League match between Southampton and Everton at St Mary’s Stadium on…

Yannick Bolasie made his long awaited comeback from injury on Monday, coming off the bench for Everton’s under 23s against Leicester City.

The former Crystal Palace winger has been out since December 4th 2016 after injuring his Cruciate Ligament.

The 28-year-old is edging closer to a first team return for which will come as a massive boost to Sam Allardyce given the sides lack of pace this season.

Jose Mourinho manager of Manchester United reacts as Yannick Bolasie of Everton is given treatment during the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park on…

It might not just be Everton who’ll benefit from Bolasie’s comeback. West Ham United may also reap the rewards. In Bolasie’s absence, Everton have deployed a number of players out wide and they’ve all struggled to nail down the position. Kevin Mirallas is one of those and his performances and attitude have been questioned by the Everton fans.

Mirallas was reportedly denied a loan move to the London Stadium on Deadline Day according to Sky Sports, and has at times cut a disinterested figure at Goodison Park.

Things have since changed as David Moyes is now in charge at the Hammers and he’s the man who brought Mirallas to England in 2012. The Belgian scored nine goals and was a key player under Moyes as Everton finished sixth in 2013.

Kevin Mirallas of Everton runs with the ball during the UEFA Europa League group E match between Everton FC and Atalanta at Goodison Park on November 23, 2017 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

The Sun report that Moyes is keen for the pair to re-unite in January. The 30-year-old has played just five league games this term and is back in the cold under Allardyce, so Bolasie’s return will push him even further out of the picture as he’ll want to play more regularly to force his way into contention for the World Cup.

Moyes has got the best out Mirallas before and West Ham are in need of more attacking impetus. When on song, Mirallas is a real scoring and creative threat.